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Thurrfwy, StpfomNff 8, 1994 LOMPOC RECORD (Lompoc, Calif.) A3 FOR THI RECORD Call 735-5110 ilUtillilitl) Brickbat? Naturally. Wm an (ntmnttmd In flooring from ou. Wm nqut tKareSffirtarfaf 00 mcoikU maxlmunti, hyal and in good tacte. mm tha right to daiSnteuiy calls datermtiwd Inappropriate, and oalfars must provide thmir iuumi and phon numbm, although Hum iUI not puMbted. orcnotoIioiUcorpiifeUeatlon.

Vira9rMdarprMntdasspoicntytfM caller and arc not ncMarty thoa otho lompoc Record, tor tha Record appears Sunday: Tuesday! and Thursday. ir i 111 This Is In response to the hateful person who attacked Vandenberg Village residents. If the folks up In the village did not unite against the pipeline Nazis, your neighborhood might be the next one to be destroyed. I'm calling about the school lunches. I don't know why everyone keeps complaining.

I've eaten the lunches for four years and they tasted Justflne. Besides, the people who prepare them go to a lot of trouble to prepare these nutritious lunches. No, a teacher cannot serve as acting principal and teach and do a factory job of either teaching or serving as an administrator at El Camino or any other school. Teaching when done well, is a full time Job. A teacher should never have agreed to do both Jobs'." I would Just like to comment I was recently riding through the alleyway between Moore's and the other stores and I noticed a whole bunch of new murals that were absolutely exciting.

We have had a lot of people stop by our nursery and ask us for. maps to the murals and we have those maps to hand out and its a part of Lompoc that Is getting better and better known. I think we should continue this tradition. My husband and I Just want to say that we are very, very happy to be citizens of Lompoc because we are so proud to have the Mural Society doing the things that they are doing. We weren't able to make Brushes and Blues this last time because we were out of town, but I understand there was a fantastic crowd there.

We enjoy seeing all the murals throughout the city. We are very proud to live here. Thanks very much. I was just reading For The Record on Sunday and I would like to comment to the person who was saying that Vandenberg Village people are bad because they oppose the pipeline through their neighborhood and also because they got the baseball field. Td Just like to say to that person: Money bilks.

BS walks. I'm tired of reading cveryda about people writing about the school hoard cutting out the music class because of the budget. Well, they have a budget and they have got to keep to it. If the people want the class so badly, why don't the parents pay for it. It's an elective, they should pay for it if they want their kids to have itr Some things are more important, like reading and writing, than just music.

BM MoraonLompoe Roord location is 104 South Suite across from the city's Municipal Pool. The center offers women and families free practical, emotional and spiritual help during a crisis pregnancy. Following the recent moving day for the fregnancy Support Center of Lompoc, agency board Chairman Rene San Nicolas, left, Secretary Connie Steffen, center, and Director Heather Campos begin preparing for the center's Open House set forSaturday from 2-4 p.m. The new Harvest Arts Festival on horizon By Dennis Headrlck Record correspondent LOMPOC The Parks and Recreation Department's Harvest Arts. Festival is fast approaching.

This year's marks the sixth annual edition of this family-oriented celebration of the arts? Special features of the Center gym is transformed into a "spooktacular" haunted house through the cooperative efforts of several community youth organizations. Hauntlngs will run from Oct. 29-31. Admission is only $1 for ages 13 and over and 50, cents for ages 12 and under. Volunteers are always welcome during set-up and during the actual event.

If you or your group or organization is interested in participating, contact Youth and Teen Supervisor Warren Bottlno at 736-6565. There Is stllf plenty of good weather ahead for picnics in the park. Reservable group areas are available at Ryon, Beattle, and River parks. Come InfdeTtecreT" atlon Center for further Information or call 736-6565 for all the about reserving a group entire family. Mark your calendars and well see you in the park.

SPECIAL EVENT ALERT! In addition to the Harvest Arts Festival, we also offer two other popular special events in October. The annual Pumpkin Decorating Work-shop will be held Oct. 21 at the Anderson Recreation Center. No carving is Involved. All decorating is done with "glueable" items.

The fee is only $2.50 per participant. I This Includes the pumpkin and all decorating supplies. The event Is open to ages 6 and up. Those 5 or younger may participate with adult supervision. Be sure to call in early to reserve your pumpkin.

Haunted House will offer kids of all ages (even the middle-aged var-" iety) all of the chills and thrills that ghosts and goblins can pro vide. The Anderson Recreation area HOW TO WATCH A GOOD PROGRAM DIE! Nothing kills a recreation program' faster than participants who wait until the last minute to enroll. There Is a point when activities must be cancelled due to insufficient registration. Please enroll early in the activities of your choice. Use the E-Z mall-in registration form in the back of our Fall Winter Leisure Activity Guide.

Remember that mail-in registration not only saves energy and time, but It also receives first registration priority! Call 736-6565 for more information. Dennis Headrlck is recreation supervisor for the City of Lompoc Parks and Recreation Department. festival, Oct. 8 and 9, are food, arts and crafts booths, singing, dancing, acoustical musical entertainment, kids' hands-on arts and crafts activities, sidewalk chalk art, demonstrations by the Society for Creative Anachronism, a Sunday family fun dog show and, of course, the Mural in a Day program. We strive to maintain a family atmosphere, so no alcohol is served or sold at this, went and all entertainment is suitable for the alley Flooring struggle Grandparents HAS YOU COVERED WITH CASH REBATES ON ARMSTRONG FLOORS 735-3371 to raise their grandkids 320 W.

OCEAN LOMPOC Bowout Sale The point is that when my ancestors moved to America, they attended school period. It was up to them to make in the classroom. The extra time and money now spent on bilingual education was then used for art, music, field trips, etc. One by one, they are being taken away. There Is never any discussion about cutting funds for bilingual education.

Yes, this Is important to some, but what about the rest of the kids whose parents have lived and paid taxes here for years? It is about time that somebody brought up the subject of signs and ordl-; nances. If you have one on your vehicle, you will have to remove It, even if It is parked at your place of business. You will be turned Into the city, get a letter payrflncior pay 1 7 for a permit for one. Has anyone seen the cars at the Kmart shopping plaza lately? Comments anyone? i i. I would like to suggest that the Lompoc Police start patroling the parking lots of the various food markets Albertsons, Luckys and issue citations to people parked Illegally in handicap spaces.

This happens many, many times. In response to bad reports on the school lunch program, obviously these parents have never tried the school lunches. The lunches served are healthy and nutritious according to state Imposed guidelines and kept at a cost that all can afford. The milk is delivered to the sites fresh dally. If you have doubts, visit your child's school at lunch time and Judge for yourself.

Also check the trash cans and you will find as many lunches from home as you will find school lunches. --7 tl Don't try to take away our constitutional right to keep and bear arms. Elrearms are used for many sporting purposes including protecting our families. If you want to keep America safe, keep violent criminals where they belong prison then maybe sq many people won't feel the need to ovn firearms. I'm calling regarding the man who put four reasons why you should have a gun.

The one biggest reason he left out Is self-protection. There Is a self-protection class going on and I highly recommend that he take It I wonder if those are only his views and that's the only reasons he uses a gun. It sounds like ahe. maybe Tm wrong. If it was a female, they would know about self protection.

Killers, robbers and thieves will always be able to get guns. It's the decent citizens that must stand up and say "We want our rights, we want our guns." If only the police have guns then we need no prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges or Jurys because then we would have no laws. Romans, Hitler, communism, China see the big picture? This is democracy. icannotbeUevehowmanypeoplearewiulngtoglveawaythelrfreedom. The freedom that so many of our soldiers died for If you give up your guns, you give up your freedom.

If only the police have guns, it's called a police state. Punish the wrong, reward tejpfflrTtaugnt my three sons about proper gun handling and freedom. All three are policemen. God bless America. i Congratulation to the dry road deparrm Cnue Just as school starts.

If they had started when school let out, maybe it firould have been done by the time school started again. AARP's report marks the first anniversary of its Grandparent Information Center, which refers grandparents raising grandchil-; dren to support groups and services in their area. The number is 202-434-2296, and hours are 9 a.m. to EDT weekdays. Those calling long-distance can leave a phone number and AARP will call back.

found lhe number of children under age 18 living in -homes headed by grandparents increased by more than 50 percent in the past two decades, from 2.2 million in 1970 to 3.34 million in 1993. 7 By Jennifer Dixon Associated Press WASHINGTON Low-income elderly people struggling to raise their grandchildren are being denied welfare benefits by caseworkers who refuse to acknowledge the growing numbers of three-generation families, a seniors ad-: vocacy group said in a report released today. The report, by the American Association of Retired Persons, documents the hardships facing seniors who become parents again, often at a time when their health may be falling and their financial security at risk. Sept. 10th Nursing Shoes 40 to 60 off "All shoes will be sold Minutemah Medical 697 North "HH Street (next to J.C.

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Robert Purdy SAN LUIS OBPSPO At his request, no services are planned for Robert Purdy. 76, -of San Luis Obispo and a frequent visitor to Lompoc. HewasbornMay 10, Air Corps during World War He worked as a printer for 30 years with the San Jose Mercury News before retiring to San Luis Obispo in 1986. In his retirement, he enjoyed photography and frying Ultralite aircraft. He died Monday.

Sept 5. 1994. at the Cabrlllo Care Center in San Luis Obispo. Survivors Include his daughters. Linda Wollett and Susan Crestwell.

both of Lompoc: five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, i Contributions may. be made to the San Luis Obispo General Hospital Dialysis Center. P.O. Box 81 13. San Luis Obispo 93401 or a charity of choice r' Cremation was under the direction of Starbuck-Lmd Mortuary.

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